Jun 12, 2021 14:30:00

Will the iPad mini finally realize major design changes such as abolishing the home button and reducing the bezel in the next model?

The latest version of the iPad mini that Apple has released on an irregular basis is

the 5th generation iPad mini that appeared in 2019. While the iPad has undergone major changes in appearance, such as a narrower bezel and a change in housing design, the iPad mini has hardly changed in appearance since its introduction, but the unreleased 6th generation iPad mini has a design. Is being redesigned, according to technology media FrontPageTech.com.

EXCLUSIVE: First Look at Newly Redesigned iPad mini 6 – FrontPageTech.com
https://www.frontpagetech.com/2021/06/11/exclusive-first-look-at-newly-redesigned-ipad-mini-6/

2021 June first week, Bloomberg is 'Apple in the iPad mini of the new design, to narrow the bezel, you have to test to eliminate the home button' and was reported .

It is reported that iPad Pro with wireless charging and iPad mini without home button will be released --GIGAZINE

To support this report, FrontPageTech.com has collected schematics, CAD files, hands-on images, etc. of the '6th generation iPad mini' from multiple sources. If the collected data is released as it is, the source of the information leak will be revealed, so we asked rendering artist @RendersbyIan to create a rendered image of the 6th generation iPad mini based on the data.

So, the rendered image of the '6th generation iPad mini' based on the leak information obtained by FrontPageTech.com from multiple sources is as follows. Like the iPhone 12 series and the 4th generation iPad Air, the housing has changed to a flat design. That's why FrontPageTech.com says, 'It's almost the same design as the 4th generation iPad Air that came out in 2020.'

Similar to Bloomberg's report, the information obtained by FrontPageTech.com seems to remove the home button from the 6th generation iPad mini. As a result, the display size has increased while being the same size as the 5th generation iPad mini. According to FrontPageTech.com, the size of the 6th generation iPad mini is 206.3mm in length x 137.8mm in width x 6.1mm in thickness.

Also, since the home button is gone, Touch ID for fingerprint authentication will be mounted on the top button on the top. This is

the same as the 4th generation iPad Air .

FrontPageTech.com points out that the speaker on the bottom is 'dramatically improved' by removing the home button from the bottom of the unit. One source said that the speakers of the 6th generation iPad mini were described as 'crazy nice.' Also, the port for charging and synchronizing the terminal has changed from Lightning to USB-C. The iPhone still uses the Lightning port, but some iPads, such as the 4th generation iPad Air, already use the USB-C port.

In addition, the 6th generation iPad mini is available in three colors: silver, black, and gold.

In addition, it will be the first iPad mini to support Apple Pencil.

In addition, the 6th generation iPad mini supports 5G, and the same A14 chip as the 4th generation iPad Air and iPhone 12 series is installed at the heart, and it is said that it will be released at the end of 2021.